Best Ombre Hairstyles - Blonde, Red, Black and Brown Hair

Ombre derives from the French word meaning “shadow” or “shade”. Ombre is a beautiful hair color trend that allows you to test the waters as you gradually blend your natural hair color into your new chosen shade. This hairstyle smoothly transforms from dark to light for a more natural look, or it can use bold hues for a very dramatic ombre hairstyle.

What Is Ombre?

The ombre hairstyle should gradually blend from one color to another. Typically, the ombre hair color transitions from dark to light, but we have seen the reverse ombre making an impact as well. The most common ombre styles are more natural hues such as black, red, blonde and brown ombre.

In order to get this look, you will typically need to bleach the bottom portion of your hair. If you do not have brunette or blonde hair, you can still have this look with a dark ombre. A dark ombre is normally seen with a chocolate to light brown, or black to red ombre. This style differs from the other popular style of balayage hair color which intertwines the natural hair color leaving some of your darker color along the bottom of your hair.

Why Choose An Ombre Hairstyle?

Ombre is a low maintenance hair color that can give a dramatic or subtle style depending on your color choice. If you choose to go with a natural blonde ombre, you can use the lighter ends to help in hiding those annoying damaged ends.

Another reason to choose ombre color is that it allows you to see if you like your new chosen color for the future. If you get tired of the color you can always simply let it grow out for your next cut, or quickly remove it and go for a LOB or pixie cut if you are daring. You also have the option of finding the right dye to match your natural color to cover the unwanted hue.